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WatchGuard vs Palo Alto Networks

WatchGuard carries 1.3× the disclosed CVE volume of Palo Alto Networks. Volume reflects disclosure practice and install base as much as code quality — read it with the severity mix. Sourced from the NIST NVD; lower counts indicate a smaller disclosed vulnerability surface — not necessarily lower risk.

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Disclosure record

Bars are normalized per row to the larger value; the leading count is emphasized.

Metric comparison: WatchGuard versus Palo Alto Networks. Each row gives the metric, WatchGuard’s count on the left and Palo Alto Networks’s count on the right.
WatchGuardMetricPalo Alto Networks
50Total CVEs40
2Critical7
28High24
20Medium9
0Low0
24Open in latest127
2Product families5
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Risk profile

Each severity band as a share of the vendor's own total — strips out raw volume so the profiles compare directly.

WatchGuard

4.0% critical
Critical
24.0%
High
2856.0%
Medium
2040.0%
Low
00.0%

Palo Alto Networks

17.5% critical
Critical
717.5%
High
2460.0%
Medium
922.5%
Low
00.0%
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Recent activity

Latest in-window disclosures per vendor, newest first. Each ID links to its NVD record.

WatchGuard

Recent CVEs affecting WatchGuard
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-86134(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-90441(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-86136(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-86133(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-86132(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-86131(opens NVD record)Critical
9.8
Sep 30, 2026

Palo Alto Networks

Recent CVEs affecting Palo Alto Networks
CVESeverityCVSSPublished
CVE-2026-0322(opens NVD record)High
7.2
Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-0301(opens NVD record)High
7.5
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0299(opens NVD record)High
7.8
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0298(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0297(opens NVD record)High
8.1
Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-0296(opens NVD record)High
7.4
Aug 13, 2026